[spoiler]<Notice a pattern here? Whatever, this is the last one of these anyway>[/spoiler] Every "Conflux" that holds a crystal is separate from the Collective because of it. Still, 4 of them work alongside the Vex Collective. One even working with two Collectives. There is only one that doesn't work with the Collective. Its name is Arete. Records from the Pyramidion suggest that Arete is the youngest of these enigmatic constructs, only being made 3 years ago. It was made from extensive research on the Taken and how to control the will of others. Somehow, it worked. Despite having the power to literally control whole civilizations, Arete just wants to be alone. However, billions of people know where Arete is. This led to its "homeworld" getting shattered, but Arete still lives. Evidence of this is a Taken army following a wrecked Fallen Ketch. The Fallen were killed and the Taken turned on each other. Those that survived committed suicide. It seems that Arete can control the Taken. If it can do that, then there's more to this thing than just the name. It could be the key to winning the war, but it doesn't want anything getting near it. Does it meditate? What the hell could Arete be doing that it needs NO interruptions. It has leveled entire armies and it still sits in the core of a dead world. What could it be doing? - Analysis of extracted documents from the Pyramidion directed to the Vanguard Research Team -